Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools

How to uninstall Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools from your PC

This web page is about Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows version was developed by Hewlett-Packard. Take a look here for more info on Hewlett-Packard. Detailed information about Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools can be found at http://www.safeboot-hp.com. The program is usually found in the C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\Drive Encryption directory (same installation drive as Windows). You can remove Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /I{DE68625F-6B92-4466-9E0C-3F32FCC0B927}. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for admin rights. HpFkCrypt.exe is the Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools's main executable file and it takes close to 250.53 KB (256544 bytes) on disk.

Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 467.77 KB (479000 bytes) on disk.

• ATUpdateFDE.exe (217.24 KB)
• HpFkCrypt.exe (250.53 KB)

This data is about Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools version 4.0.15 only. You can find below info on other releases of Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools:

• 5.0.7.1
• 5.0.5.0
• 5.0.5.2
• 1.0.1
• 5.0.6.0
• 5.0.4.0
• 1.0.5
• 4.0.6
• 4.0.5
• 4.0.21
• 4.0.14
• 5.0.2.8
• 4.0.9
• 5.0.3.0
• 1.0.4
• 5.0.2.4
• 1.0.0
• 4.0.24
• 4.0.11
• 4.0.2
• Unknown
• 1.0.2
• 5.0.2.10
• 4.0.26

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How to delete Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools is an application offered by Hewlett-Packard. Sometimes, people decide to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because deleting this manually requires some knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best QUICK action to uninstall Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools or simply activate the Search field and type in "Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools". If it is installed on your PC the Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools app will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools in the list , the following information regarding the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools:

• The software company is: http://www.safeboot-hp.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{DE68625F-6B92-4466-9E0C-3F32FCC0B927}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools.


8. After removing Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools by Hewlett-Packard from your computer, nor are we saying that Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools by Hewlett-Packard is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.